US Robotics 9108, User Manual

Page 1: ... share a printer This User Guide details aspects of your gateway Installation Setup and Uninstallation Complete instructions on how to install and configure your gateway Configuration Feature level discussion of the gateway s Web User Interface WUI with examples Help Tutorials troubleshooting support and a glossary Technical Support For current product support and contact information go to the U S...

Page 2: ...g from the LAN are forwarded to the Internet and its related incoming ICMP reply packets from the WAN side are allowed to come into the LAN For example you can ping any device on the Internet from a computer on the LAN but you cannot ping the gateway or any LAN device from the Internet Also the gateway does not let ICMP redirect packets in since they could be used to reroute traffic through attack...

Page 3: ... the LAN device The ADSL gateway performs DNS relay between the LAN device and the real DNS server at the remote service provider site The gateway s LAN interface IP address as the default gateway to the LAN device DHCP Client The gateway provides DHCP client service for each Internet interface operating in the MER network operating mode If enabled the DHCP client requests the WAN interface IP add...

Page 4: ...ail purchase price of the product less any applicable service fees All products or parts that are exchanged for replacement will become the property of U S ROBOTICS 1 7 U S ROBOTICS warrants any replacement product or part for NINETY 90 DAYS from the date the product or part is shipped to Customer 1 8 U S ROBOTICS makes no warranty or representation that this product will meet CUSTOMER requirement...

Page 5: ...nal packaging 4 4 Responsibility for loss or damage does not transfer to U S ROBOTICS until the returned product or part is received as an authorised return at an authorised U S ROBOTICS Return Centre 4 5 Authorised CUSTOMER returns will be unpacked visually inspected and matched to the Product Model Number and Product Serial Number for which the RMA was authorised The enclosed Proof of Purchase w...

Page 6: ...IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE WARRANTY OR USE OF ITS PRODUCTS 5 4 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW U S ROBOTICS ALSO EXCLUDES FOR ITSELF AND ITS SUPPLIERS ANY LIABILITY WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE FOR INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL INDIRECT SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR FOR LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS...

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Page 8: ...a unique coupling to the intentional radiator shall be considered sufficient to comply with the provisions of this section The manufacturer may design the unit so that a broken antenna can be replaced by the user but the use of a standard antenna jack or electrical connector is prohibited FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an u...

Page 9: ...etails The REN is used to determine the number of devices that may be connected to a telephone line Excessive RENs on a telephone line may result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call In most but not all areas the sum of RENs should not exceed five 5 0 To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to a line as determined by the total RENs contact the local telep...

Page 10: ...nse Exempt Radio Communication Devices Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may cause interference 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe sy...

Page 11: ...to in Article 10 3 and detailed in Annex II of Directive 1999 5 EC has been followed This equipment is in compliance with the European recommendation 1999 519 ECC governing the exposure to the electromagnetic radiation Network Compatibility Declaration This equipment is designed to work satisfactorily on all European Union PSTN networks This equipment is supplied with a suitable PSTN connector for...

Page 12: ...only Together this device and antenna combination has been tested and approved by a European Agency conforming with the European R TTE directive 1999 5 EC to meet the radiated power level requirement of 100mW e i r p Replacement of this antenna must only be done with an authorized U S Robotics component that has been designed and tested with the unit to the requirements of directive 1999 5 EC Plea...

Page 13: ... as well as a Web browser that works with the HTML 4 01 specification with Javascript enabled What You Need Before You Begin You will need active ADSL and Internet service from your local telephone company or Internet Service Provider ISP before you try to go on the Internet You may also need the following from your ISP VPI VCI values ADSL standard modulation Encapsulation mode Authentication PAP ...

Page 14: ...installation is complete To make the needed connections follow these steps A Attach the antenna to the back of the gateway B Connect one end of the telephone cable to the telephone port on the back of your gateway labeled ADSL Connect the other end to the telephone wall jack C Connect the yellow Ethernet cable Although you can connect up to four systems this way you should connect additional devic...

Page 15: ...er type that letter in place of D Macintosh users Open the CD ROM and double click on either MacOS X Install or MacOS Classic Install depending on which operating system your computer uses Linux users Open the CD ROM browse to platforms linux and double click on install bin 2 Select your preferred language and click OK 3 If you are using Windows the installer runs a qualification test to verify th...

Page 16: ...window appears after you log in If this window does not appear click on Configuration near the top of the window Select your country and your Internet Service Provider ISP from the drop down lists If your country or ISP does not appear in the list select Other and manually enter the settings provided by your ISP You may need to enter your ISP supplied user name and password after making your 第 4 頁...

Page 17: ...Set Up the Wireless Configuration In wireless communications devices communicate with each other via radio waves rather than cables The gateway can communicate wirelessly with any device that has a wireless network adapter that meets wireless networking standards To set up wireless communications click Status at the top of the EasyConfigurator screen if it is not already open Then click Configure ...

Page 18: ... Web user interface You can now start up a Web browser We suggest that you test your connection by registering your product on the following Web page www usr com productreg You can use the gateway Web user interface WUI to enable or disable wireless communications and to set the network name broadcast status and security options The Web user interface is the main tool for configuring and using the...

Page 19: ...ow to run the WUI 2004 2005 U S Robotics Corporation 第 7 頁 共 7 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 4 file C Documents 20and 20Settings ivonne Local 20Settings Temp Rar EX48 000 insta ...

Page 20: ...the gateway s configuration to the factory defaults 2004 2005 U S Robotics Corporation ADSL Digital subscriber line RJ 11 service jack USB Port that accepts a USB cable to a printer 1 4 Ethernet ports 1 4 Reset A recessed button that resets the gateway see note below 9VDC Input jack that accepts a cable from supplied power adapter Power Rocker switch that turns the gateway on and off 第 1 頁 共 1 頁 U...

Page 21: ... EasyConfigurator the following window appears automatically the first time you open the gateway s Web user interface by opening the address 192 168 1 1 It also appears if you reset the gateway to its factory defaults To begin the quick setup click Start Step 1 Configuring the Internet Connection This is the first quick setup page 第 1 頁 共 3 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005...

Page 22: ... probably want to replace the default network name that appears in the top half of this page U S Robotics strongly urges you to select the Secure the gateway checkbox The Pass phrase is text you will need to enter if you wish to further configure your gateway s security It s similar to a password and you should enter a phrase that would not be easy to guess but that you will be able to remember Cl...

Page 23: ...ne with the quick setup process Click Finish to save your configuration to the gateway 2004 2005 U S Robotics Corporation 第 3 頁 共 3 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 4 file C Documents 20and 20Settings ivonne Local 20Settings Temp Rar EX38 265 quic ...

Page 24: ...the Internet Off There is no active IP connection or the device is in ADSL bridge mode Solid An ADSL link is established Flashing The gateway is attempting to create an ADSL link Off There is no current ADSL connection 1 4 Solid There is a physical connection between the gateway and the computer through the corresponding Ethernet port note the port numbers above the LEDs Flashing The gateway and c...

Page 25: ...gateway and printer are exchanging data Off There is no printer connected to the gateway USB port 第 2 頁 共 2 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 4 file C Documents 20and 20Settings ivonne Local 20Settings Temp Rar EX45 968 leds ...

Page 26: ...figurator click Start Programs and select U S Robotics EasyConfigurator Macintosh and Linux users Double click EasyConfigurator from your desktop In EasyConfigurator log in and click on Device to open the Device page Click Browse browse to the location of the firmware file on your hard drive and select it Click Open and press Upgrade It will take approximately two minutes to upgrade your gateway w...

Page 27: ...w appears Enter the current password followed by the new password enter twice to confirm Then click Apply The gateway will automatically restart Note the default passwords for the user and support logins are user and support respectively You can change these from the gateway s Web user interface Just go to the Security menu and select Device Login 2004 2005 U S Robotics Corporation 第 2 頁 共 2 頁 U S...

Page 28: ...igurator application This is the only gateway related software that was installed on your system Uninstalling EasyConfigurator for Macintosh and Linux Users 1 Double click Uninstall EasyConfigurator or Uninstall U S Robotics EasyConfigurator icon on your desktop EasyConfigurator is the only gateway related software that was installed on your system 2 Follow the on screen instructions 2004 2005 U S...

Page 29: ... browser on the computer connect to http 192 168 1 1 to open the WUI If you ve modified the gateway s LAN IP address you must use the new one You should see the following screen If the default User name and Password are not already filled in and you haven t changed any account passwords enter admin and admin If you have changed the password for the admin account enter that as the password Then cli...

Page 30: ... Status DSL Status System Log LAN Statistics WAN Statistics ATM Statistics ADSL Statistics General Status After you log in to the gateway the general status page appears This page shows among other things the gateway s data transmission and receipt speeds 第 1 頁 共 10 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 4 file C Documents 20and 20Settings ivonne Local 20Settings Temp Rar EX13...

Page 31: ...ecified bit rate VBR variable bit rate Service Name A name used to define the expected level of service for the access concentrator The default is a generic name created by the gateway and not used Interface Name Table entry name created by the gateway and used only by the gateway Protocol This is the authentication and encapsulation protocol used over ATM on the ADSL connection Encapsulation Enca...

Page 32: ...s of information stored in the log as well as what parts of that information appear when the log is displayed The page might look like this when you first open it The Configure button is for specifying what type of data you want to display in the log 1 Click Configure to display the following page 2 Select your options for logging and displaying the log Status The status of the connection Up means...

Page 33: ...play level This lets you choose the event level to display in the previous System Log page This item uses the same event level ranking as Log Level above but it applies to what events are displayed in the WUI rather than recorded Mode This lets you specify whether log events should be stored in the gateway s local memory be sent to a remote log server or both simultaneously If you choose Remote th...

Page 34: ... gateway You can use the error and drop statistics to troubleshoot communication problems in your local network WAN statistics The WAN Statistics page shows the byte transfer packet transfer and error statistics for the connection from the gateway to the Internet Each line in the table is a different gateway Internet connection Click Reset Statistics to set the totals back to zero 第 5 頁 共 10 頁 U S...

Page 35: ...are also counted here In HEC Errors This is the number of cells received with HEC errors in ATM cell headers In Invalid VPI VCI Errors The number of cells received with an unregistered VCC addresses In Port Not Enabled Errors The number of cells received on ports that have not been enabled In PTI Errors The number of cells received with a payload type indicator PTI error in the ATM header In Idle ...

Page 36: ...ds The number of AAL5 AAL0 CPCS PDUs discarded due to input buffer overflow Out Discards This field is not currently used Field Description VPI VCI Each row in the third table represents a different VPI VCI combination This item is the VPI VCI for each row A VPI VCI combination is sometimes called a VCC virtual circuit channel CRC Errors This is the number of PDUs received with CRC 32 errors SAR T...

Page 37: ...s Total UAS The number of unavailable seconds seconds when the ADSL link was unavailable SNR margin dB This is a signal to noise ratio SNR margin for traffic going in both directions Attenuation dB An estimate of the average loop attenuation downstream and upstream Output power dBm The total output power in both directions Attainable rate This is the maximum achievable downstream rate Rate Kbps Th...

Page 38: ...n code word in data frames D The interleaver depth Super frames This is the total number of super frames Super frame errors The number of super frames received that had errors RS words This is the total number of Reed Solomon code words RS correctable errors The number of Reed Solomon code words with correctable errors RS uncorrectable errors The number of R S code words that had uncorrectable err...

Page 39: ...n the window when the test is done 2004 2005 U S Robotics Corporation 第 10 頁 共 10 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 4 file C Documents 20and 20Settings ivonne Local 20Settings Temp Rar EX13 907 wui_ ...

Page 40: ...ing Internet connection or Add to define a new one You will then see a series of pages for entering networking parameters The last page will have an Apply button to store the changes in your gateway Click Finish to save To remove a Private Virtual Channel PVC from this table click the Remove checkbox for the particular VPI VCI to delete then click the Remove button Configuring a Private Virtual Ci...

Page 41: ...depends on whether the LAN side device typically a computer is running a PPPoE client or whether the gateway is to run the PPPoE client The gateway can support both cases simultaneously Consult your ISP instructions on the appropriate protocol to use NAPT and firewall features are always enabled when PPPoE or PPPoA mode is selected but they can be enabled or disabled by the user when MER or IPoA m...

Page 42: ...over Ethernet PPPoE 1 Select the PPP over ATM PPPoA or PPP over Ethernet PPPoE radio button 2 Select the appropriate Encapsulation Mode and click Next The following page appears The page provides fields to enter the User name and the Password The user interface allows a maximum of 256 characters in the user name and a maximum of 32 characters in the password For PPPoE there is a PPPoE service name...

Page 43: ...warded to the computer s LAN interface through DHCP Only one system on the LAN can be connected to the remote since the DHCP server within the ADSL gateway has only a single IP address to assign to a LAN device NAPT and firewall are disabled when this option is selected The gateway becomes the default gateway and DNS server to the computer through DHCP using the LAN interface IP address The gatewa...

Page 44: ...R To configure MER do the following 1 Select the MAC Encapsulation Routing MER radio button 2 Select the appropriate Encapsulation mode and click Next The following page appears The values should be provided by your ISP 第 5 頁 共 15 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 4 file C Documents 20and 20Settings ivonne Local 20Settings Temp Rar EX05 609 wui_ ...

Page 45: ...er address and the optional alternative DNS server address and click Next The following page appears NAT checkbox If the LAN is configured with a private IP address select this checkbox If a private IP address is not used on the LAN side deselect this checkbox Firewall checkbox If the firewall checkbox is selected you can configure firewall features after the system comes up from the reboot If fir...

Page 46: ...ATM IPoA radio button 2 Select the appropriate Encapsulation mode and click Next The following page appears 3 Enter the WAN IP address and WAN subnet mask provided by your Internet Service Provider If you want to set the default gateway enable Use the following default gateway and enter an IP address and or select an interface 第 7 頁 共 15 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 ...

Page 47: ...ected you may configure firewall features after the system comes up from the reboot If the firewall is not used de select this checkbox to free up system resources for better performance Allow Reaim proxy checkbox Enable this if you want support for AOL or MSN Instant Messenger You can also enable IGMP Multicast used mostly for video streaming enable WAN service and set the service name Click Next...

Page 48: ... mode and click Next The following screen appears 3 Enable or disable bridge service and enter a bridge service name Click Next 4 The summary page presents the entire configuration summary Click Apply if the settings are correct or Back to change any of the settings 第 9 頁 共 15 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 4 file C Documents 20and 20Settings ivonne Local 20Settings Te...

Page 49: ... interoperability with your ISP s ADSL network In most cases your connection will use G DMT an ITU T DSL specification However if you experience poor performance or DSL link disruptions uncheck all but T1 413 and click Apply You can also contact your ISP for more information or instructions 第 10 頁 共 15 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 4 file C Documents 20and 20Settings ...

Page 50: ...igned for use by a Service Provider technician only Tone Selection If you click on the Tone Selection button from the previous page this window opens Warning Do not change these settings unless you are instructed to do so by your Internet Service Provider You can check or clear all checkboxes by clicking Check All or Clear All then click Apply Default Gateway 第 11 頁 共 15 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MA...

Page 51: ...vice which you can do by clicking Apply then Reboot Gateway If you are configuring your ADSL Gateway for either Routed Mode IPoA or Static MER Mode you should both enter a static default gateway IP address for the ISP s gateway and select the appropriate WAN interface Note You should have both Use default gateway IP address and Use WAN interface selected at the same time as they are compatible wit...

Page 52: ... you click Apply Then restart the gateway Access Control IP Addresses This page lets you control access to the gateway s Web user interface device management functions You can enable or disable access to these functions by IP addresses on your local network To add an IP address to the list select Add To remove an IP address from the list select the appropriate checkbox in the Remove column and cli...

Page 53: ... you can set parameters that will allow the domain name services to find your gateway You would use this to bypass the dynamic nature of WAN IP addressing to have a consistent host name accessible from the Internet Note You will need dynamic DNS service provided by a third part to use this feature Enter dynamic DNS information and click Add To remove select the host name remove 第 14 頁 共 15 頁 U S R...

Page 54: ... and click Remove 2004 2005 U S Robotics Corporation 第 15 頁 共 15 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 4 file C Documents 20and 20Settings ivonne Local 20Settings Temp Rar EX05 609 wui_ ...

Page 55: ... Table DHCP Clients Quality of Service DHCP Server In this page you can use DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol to control the assignment of IP addresses on your local network LAN only If you make any changes click Apply to save them They do not take effect though until you restart the device which you can do by clicking Reboot Gateway 第 1 頁 共 8 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User ...

Page 56: ...ease time The amount of time before the IP address is refreshed by the DHCP server Configure the second IP address and Use this feature to create a public network on your local LAN accessible from the Internet By assigning an address to this interface and then statically setting your LAN clients to the same network the LAN clients are accessible from the public network e g FTP or HTTP servers Univ...

Page 57: ... the gateway s local network A system is not on this local network if the third number in its IP address does not match the third number in the gateway s IP address for example if you haven t changed the Row Description 1 This row shows how the gateway gets to the ISP s gateway using the pppoa_0_36_1 interface 2 This shows how the gateway communicates with the LAN interface using the br0 interface...

Page 58: ...ings and click Apply when done This returns you to the previous page which now shows the new static route data Routing RIP If you connect another router or gateway to your Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway the RIP feature helps the two devices share their routing tables The gateway supports RIP versions 1 and 2 第 4 頁 共 8 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 4 file C Documents 20and...

Page 59: ...he gateway Note This table is not saved when you restart the gateway DHCP Clients The DHCP client page shows the system name MAC address IP address and the amount of time until session expiration for all computers connected to the gateway The lease time is a maximum session length assigned by the gateway s DHCP server whenever a system logs on to it 第 5 頁 共 8 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gate...

Page 60: ...subnet mask destination IP address subnet mask source port one or range destination port one or range Any session that matches a classification rule receives a certain priority high medium low and a type of service normal service minimum cost maximum reliability maximum throughput or minimum delay The priority of the matching rule determines which ATM TX queue to send over the PVC if the packet is...

Page 61: ...ffic This is how the page looks if there are no QoS classes Define a class by clicking Add and entering class parameters 第 7 頁 共 8 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 4 file C Documents 20and 20Settings ivonne Local 20Settings Temp Rar EX03 015 wui_ ...

Page 62: ...le For a tutorial on configuring the QoS feature please click here 2004 2005 U S Robotics Corporation 第 8 頁 共 8 頁 U S Robotics Wireless MAXg ADSL Gateway User Guide 2005 7 4 file C Documents 20and 20Settings ivonne Local 20Settings Temp Rar EX03 015 wui_ ...